#HORSERACING: “UP WITH THE BIRDS” WINS HORSE OF THE YEAR AT THE 39TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN AWARDS
The Stars of Canadian Thoroughbred Racing were honoured tonight at Woodbine Racetrack. The 39th annual Sovereign Awards brought together Key Figures in the Sport from across the Country in celebration of the 2013 Racing Season. Everyone ranging from the Media, Jockeys, Owners, Breeders to the Horses were fêted in what was noted as the best-attended edition of the Awards Ceremony in recent years.
Crowned Top Honour tonight was Sam-Son Farms' Up with the Birds, who ran a dynamite second ...
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#SPOTTED: MR. WILL AT SANTA ANITA PARK!
Being a longtime Fan and Ambassador to Horse Racing, I've dreamt of the day I could visit World-famous Santa Anita Park, often the site of Championship Racing Day, the Breeders' Cup! It was completely unexpected that I'd be visiting California this past week and there was no way I was visiting without seeing the Track once and for all! I'm always looking for ways to welcome new Fans to the Sport and let me tell you, I absolutely cannot wait till Woodbine Racetrack's 2014 Season begins in ...
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#HORSERACING: A YEAR IN THOROUGHBREDS (2013) BY MR. WILL
Anyone who knows me knows exactly where to find me on weekends. I've been going to Woodbine Racetrack pretty much every weekend since Childhood - something that surprises many. My Saturdays and Sundays were spent accompanying Mom & Dad at the Races and as odd as it sounds, it was our Family thing. Instead of doing Homework, I'd study the Daily Racing Form and the Racing Journal. And while other Kids my age were playing Video Games and watching Saved by the Bell, I was analyzing ...
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#HORSERACING: WATCH THE 2013 BREEDERS’ CUP THIS WEEKEND ON TSN 2
Today and tomorrow, Horse Racing's Championship Days take place at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. Now in its 30th edition, the World's finest Thoroughbreds face-off in a series of 14 Races, totalling $25 million. The Races are seen as being pivotal in deciding year-end divisional honours.
FRIDAY's Marquee Race is the $2-million Breeders' Cup Distaff, which sees North America's finest Females, three-years-old and upward, doing some serious battle on the dirt. Two-time returning ...
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#HORSERACING: “JOSHUA TREE” WINS THE PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL AT WOODBINE A RECORD THIRD TIME
History was made as the World came to Woodbine Racetrack today for the 76th running of the Pattison Canadian International. The Grade I Race valued at $1-million, is known best as the Race in which legendary Secretariat won in 1973, prior to closing-out his Championship three-year-old Season.
Already a feat having won the mile-and-a-half Turf Race twice, Irish-bred Joshua Tree became the first-ever Horse to win the prestigious Affair three times under Jockey Ryan Moore, who guided him to a ...
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#SPOTTED: JAMES HINCHCLIFFE DRAWS POST POSITIONS FOR 76TH RUNNING OF THE PATTISON CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL AT WOODBINE RACETRACK
The World truly comes to Woodbine Racetrack this Sunday for the 76th running of the Pattison Canadian International, bringing together a Field of international Turf Stars for a lofty $1-million purse. The prestigious Affair is known best as the Race which legendary Secretariat won before retiring in his 1973 Championship Season. Jockeys, Trainers, Owners and Horses alike have flown-in for the occasion and earlier on the Card too is the $500k E.P. Taylor Stakes, a restricted Fixture for ...
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#HORSERACING: “WISE DAN” TRIUMPHANT A SECOND YEAR IN THE $1-MILLION WOODBINE MILE
He's Dantastic! Reigning Horse of the Year, Wise Dan, made a triumphant return to Woodbine Racetrack yesterday for the $1-million Woodbine Mile. Despite deterring the Competition from a shot at the lucrative purse, the Race still drew five other brave Entrants and once again the six-year-old Gelding owned/bred by Morton Fink and trained by Charles LoPresti would not disappoint, going off as the prohibitive 1-5 (only a $.50 proft from a $2 bet) Favourite. And not only did the handsome ...
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#HORSERACING: FAREWELL, “NIPISSING”
Horse Racing lost one of its brightest Stars today as Nipissing tragically had to be euthanized after injuring her hind-left leg in what would be the final Race of her short but celebrated Career, the Wonder Where Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack. The three-year-old Filly in June had solidified herself as the leader of her Division after winning the important $500k Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser, before going on to compete as one of the Choices in the prestigious 154th running of the ...
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#HORSERACING: MIDNIGHT ARIA AND FASHION WIN AT THE 2013 QUEEN’S PLATE
Fashion and fine Horses have come to define North America's most historic Horse Race, the Queen's Plate and Woodbine's Hats & Horseshoes Party was where it was at today as a large turnout came to support one of our greatest National Treasures. The 154th Queen's Plate was run and in attendance was the Governor General of Canada, David Lloyd Johnston, honouring this year's Winner Midnight Aria under a daring ride from Jockey Jesse Campbell. Owned by Tucci Stables and trained by ...
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#HORSERACING: POST POSITIONS DRAWN FOR THE 154TH RUNNING OF THE QUEEN’S PLATE
There's only three days left till the 154th running of the Queen's Plate and we're so excited we can hardly sleep! The Post Positions for North America's most historic Horse Race were drawn earlier today at Woodbine Race Track and named the Favourite at 2-1 ($6 return on a $2 bet) is Sam-Son Farm's Up with the Birds, Winner of the Marine Stakes. Nipissing, a Finalist in the voting as Champion two-year-old Filly in Canada last year and Winner of the Woodbine Oaks recently is the second ...
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